English Explanatory Dictionary

cerused

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Washed with a preparation of white lead as a cosmetic treatment.
  2. Finished with a whitening pigment that fills the grain, originally white lead, but in more recent times using less toxic pigments.

Word forms

cerused

Etymology

From ceruse + -ed.

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